20 Best Grandpa Quotes to Share on Father's Day 2023

The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent. More and more, when I single out the person out who inspired me most, I go back to my grandfather.

1

Sam Levenson

“the simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent” —sam levensonCountry Living

“The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent.”

2

James Earl Jones

“more and more, when i single out the person out who inspired me most, i go back to my grandfather” —james earl jonesCountry Living

“More and more, when I single out the person out who inspired me most, I go back to my grandfather.”

3

Martin Sheen as President Josiah Bartlet in The West Wing

“don’t ever, ever underestimate the will of a grandfatherwe got here before you and they will be here after you” —martin sheen as president josiah bartlet in the west wingCountry Living

“Don’t ever, ever underestimate the will of a grandfather....We got here before you and they will be here after you.”

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4

Lenny Kravitz

“i was taught by my grandfather that anything that your mind can conceive, you can have it’s a reality” —lenny kravitzCountry Living

“I was taught by my grandfather that anything that your mind can conceive, you can have. It’s a reality.”

5

Sarah Long

“my grandfather was a wonderful role model through him i got to know the gentle side of men” —sarah longCountry Living

“My grandfather was a wonderful role model. Through him I got to know the gentle side of men.”

6

Lucille Ball

lucille ballCountry Living

“Grandpa got us up early, otherwise we might miss something. Sunsets, he loved ’em. Made us love ’em.”

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7

Tagg Romney

“my grandfather did a lot of things in his life what he was most proud of was raising his family” —tagg romneyCountry Living

“My grandfather did a lot of things in his life. What he was most proud of was raising his family.”

8

Billy Crystal

“i’m going to be your grandpa i have the biggest smile i’ve been waiting to meet you for such a long, long while” —billy crystalCountry Living

“I’m going to be your grandpa! I have the biggest smile. I’ve been waiting to meet you for such a long, long while.”

9

Lewis Mumford

“every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers” —lewis mumfordCountry Living

“Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.”

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10

Joy Hargrove

“one of the most powerful handclasps is that of a new grandbaby around the finger of a grandfather” —joy hargroveCountry Living

“One of the most powerful handclasps is that of a new grandbaby around the finger of a grandfather.”

11

Victor Hugo

“there is no grandfather who does not adore his grandchildren” —victor hugoCountry Living

“There is no grandfather who does not adore his grandchildren.”

12

Blaine Pardoe

“grandfathers know a lot i know this because i am a grandfather and i feel like i know a lot of things, and frankly i’m rarely wrong” —blaine pardoeCountry Living

“Grandfathers know a lot. I know this because I am a grandfather and I feel like I know a lot of things, and frankly I’m rarely wrong.”

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13

Irish Proverb

“you’ve got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was” —irish proverbCountry Living

“You’ve got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.”

14

Angie Papadakis

“a baby has a way of making a man out of his father and a boy out of his grandfather” —angie papadakisCountry Living

“A baby has a way of making a man out of his father and a boy out of his grandfather.”

15

Kate Summers

“grandfathers give us not only wisdom and encouragement, but they are an inspiration to us” —kate summersCountry Living

“Grandfathers give us not only wisdom and encouragement, but they are an inspiration to us.”

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16

Joseph Marshall III

“great fathers get promoted to grandfathers” —joseph marshall iiiCountry Living

“Great fathers get promoted to grandfathers.”

17

Alvin Poussaint

“grandfathers do have a special place in the lives of their children’s children they can delight and play with them and even indulge them in ways that they did not indulge their own children” —alvin poussaintCountry Living

“Grandfathers do have a special place in the lives of their children’s children. They can delight and play with them and even indulge them in ways that they did not indulge their own children.”

18

Byron Pulsifer

“to be able to watch your children’s children grow up is truly a blessing from above” —byron pulsiferCountry Living

“To be able to watch your children’s children grow up is truly a blessing from above.”

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19

Unknown

“a grandfather has the wisdom of long experience and the love of an understanding heart” —unknownCountry Living

“A grandfather has the wisdom of long experience and the love of an understanding heart.”

20

Tayeb Salih

“when i embrace my grandfather i experience a sense of richness as though i am a note in the heartbeats of the very universe” —tayeb salihCountry Living

“When I embrace my grandfather I experience a sense of richness as though I am a note in the heartbeats of the very universe.”

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Ashley Leath is the Copy/Research Editor for Country Living and Veranda magazines. She also organizes the Country Living Front Porch Book Club and Veranda Sip & Read Book Club.

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